Wednesday, January 07, 2009

DC Direct Justice League of America Vixen Action Figure

First, the good. The hair looks very cool. The costume seems to be pretty accurate to the character's current portrayal. Actually, she's not a bad looking figure. But I'll tell you what the ten-year-old said when she came out of the package:


"Her chest looks weird."


Yep, it sure does. And it's not just the costume design (I'd recommend that Vixen hold onto this one if she ever decides to have kids, because it's a perfect design for breastfeeding moms who need quick access to those mammary glands). It's also that she appears to have no nipples, because the costume reveals those parts of the breast that ordinarily have them. They don't just look like fake breasts, they look like bad fake breasts. They're uneven (which may be realistic, but I'm pretty sure that realism was not a consideration when it comes to Vixen's upper torso).

Now for the playability. She has the usual jointing for a DC Direct Figure--elbows and knees, hips and shoulders (the shoulders turn out as well), and a good range of head movement. I particularly miss the wrist turns in this figure, because her hands are open, fingers spread in a claw-like manner, and it would be nice to be able to position them better. She sits well, and stands reasonably well.

I wanted this figure, and I'm glad to have it, but damn, those breasts are distracting!

2 comments:

SUBZERO said...

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Saranga said...

Dear god. Gravity defying or what. Maybe she's just jumped and her boobs have yet to settle in their regular place.